| From: | United Kingdom 🇬🇧 |
| Date of birth: | 6th Aug 1934 |
| Age: | 91 years old |
| Gender: | Male |
| Hardest Trad (Onsight): | E1 |
| Notable Partnerships | |
| Don Whillans | |
| Ian Clough | |
| Leo Houlding | |
| Mike Thompson | |
[1] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/948094701923372
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc4b2sThIeA
[3] Everest - The Hard Way 1975
8 recorded ascents.
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade |
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| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade | |
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| Macavity | E2 | Lead | ground up | 1954 | ||
| First ascent. With Mike Thompson. With some points of aid. | |||||
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Bonington's first significant new route and the first to breach the impressive Main Wall at Avon Gorge. |
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| Coronation Street | E1 | Alternate Leads | worked | 1965 | ||
| First ascent. With Tony Greenbank. 1 point of aid. | |||||
References[1] Mountain 6 (1969), page 7 |
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| East Face Route | E1 | Alternate Leads | onsight | 18th Jul 1966 | ||
| First ascent. With Rusty Baillie and Tom Patey. | |||||
| Malbogies | HVS | Lead | 23rd Oct 1957 | ||
| First ascent. | |||||
| Climb | Grade | Style | Ascent Date | Suggested Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Ridge - Annapurna II | Mountaineering | expedition | 1960 | |||
| First ascent. | |||||
| The 1938 Route | ED2 | Alternate Leads | alpine | 1962 | ||
| With Ian Clough. | |||||
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First British ascent. |
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| Central Pillar of Freney | ED1 | Alternate Leads | 29th Aug 1962 | ||
| First ascent. | |||||
| Bonington-Whillans | ED1 | Alternate Leads | 1963 | ||
| First ascent. With Don Whillans. With some points of aid. | |||||